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Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II

Sen Genshitsu, a would-be kamikaze pilot who became a Japanese tea ceremony master preparing cups of matcha for world leaders and monarchs, died aged 102 on Thursday, reports said.

Impact of water surges less than initially feared after quake of 8.8 magnitude hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula

Sanseito party, most popular among younger male voters, won 14 seats in Sunday's upper house vote

Premier says he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with US, but analysts say he faces political headwinds.

While the ballot does not directly determine whether Ishiba’s government falls, it heaps pressure on the leader.

Norwegian Olympic skier Audun Grønvold loses his life after being struck by lightning while at his cabin with his family.

When I spoke to Nissan executives in Japan in March, one thing was clear: The hardest work was still ahead of them. Executives like Chief Performance Officer Guillaume Cartier and incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa told me that, while the beginning of the transition plan was in motion, there was more to…

The 43-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder